The Portland daily press., 1887-03-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Looney Ten-Hour Bill Finally
Passed.
Only a Few Changes from the Orig
InaI Bill.
Woman Suffrage Badly Defeated In
the Senate.
The Legislature Votes to Abolish
Capital Punishment.
The Senate Tacks an Amendment to
the Liquor Law.
The Trustee Bill Gets a Setback in
the House.
A Bill That VIII Bring Joy to Maine's
Tax Payers.
The Boston and Maine Bill Passes
the Senate Unanimously.
A Bill That VIII Bring Joy to Maine's
Tax Payers.
The Boston and Maine Bill Passes
the Senate Unanimously.
Especial to the Press.l

to be engrossed in both House and Senate
and will undoubtedly pass the enactment
stage and be signed without any more
trouble. 1t is remarkable that after all the
dissensions and chickering's that have accom-
panied the passage of this bill that it finally
goes through changed very little from the
original form in which Mr. Looney intro
duced it. The age at which boy may work
in manufacturing or mechanical establish
ment has been reduced from eighteen to
sixteen years; and women have been given
the privilege of working overtime to the ex-
tent OF sixty hours year. These are the
only important changes.
Ihe conference committee met this MORN
ing and the Senats conferees conceded all
that the House wanted But when they
reported back to the Senate that body, by a
vote OF 10 TO Is rejected their report. Sena-
tor Gushee declared that the committee had
given away the Senate's position. There
was great confusion, which ended in a re-
cess, During the recess some of the Sena-
| tors changed their minds, and when the
body was called to order the vote was recon-
| sldered, the conference report accepted.
| and the bill as amended passed to be en-
| crossed on the passage to be engrossed
put put fye Senators voted against it. They
are: Heath and Hinckley, Republicans;
Sushee, Weymouth and Rich, Democrats.
| Most OF these did so on the ground. as SEN
ator Heath expressed it, that the bill was
only an Apology for ten-hour BILL" As
| soon as the bill passed the Senate, Mr.
Looney was on the lookout for it, and it
| was carried at once to the House and passed
In concurrence to be engrossed.
| IL was just month ago today, on Tues
day, February 18TH, that Mr.. Looney made
the opening speech In reporting the bill to
the committee. There has not been week.
hardly day, during all that time that
there has not been some battle or skirmish
over the bill. When the bill finally passed
It's critical point today, Mr.. Looney was not
| ti0n.
This is the bin in its final and perfected
form
Be it enacted Jy the Senate and House of BeDre-
seatottces IN the Legislature assembled, as fol
Section mo female minor under eighteen
years OF age, no male minor under sixteen years
age, and no woman shall be employed in laboring
| IN any manufacturing mechanical es-
tabhshment in this State. more than ten hours
IN any one day, except when it is necessary to
make repairs to prevent the interruption of the
| ordinary running of the machinery or when diff
terent apportonment of the hours Of labor is made
| Tor the sole purpose of making a shorter DAYS
| work for one day of the week; and in no case
| snail the hours of labor exceed sixty I'm week;
ana no male person sixteen years and over shall
| pc so employed as above more than 10 hours
day during minority unless he voluntarily con-
tracts 70 do SO, with the consent of his parent or
one OF them II any, or guardian, and in such case
| he shall receive extra compensation for his SER
vices. Provided however, any female Of eighteen
yearsofa age or over may lawfully contract for sueb
labor for any number Of hours In excess of said
ten hours per day, not exceeding six hours in any
one week .or go hours in any one year, recovering
addltlonal compensation therefor, but during her
| minority the consent of her parents, if anv or
one one Of them, or guardian shall first be OBJ
Sect. 2.-Eyery employer shall post in a consp
euous place in every room where such persons
are employed notice printed in plain, large type,
| stating the number of hours work required OF
| them on each day of the week, the exact time for
commencing work in the morning, stopping at
noon Tor dinner, commencing after dinner, and
stopping at night; the of form such printed notice
shall be furnished by the Deputy Commissioner of
| Labor hereafter named and shall be approved nv
| the Attorney General And the employment ~
| any such person for longer time in any day than
that SO stated shall be deemed yiolation Of sec
| llOn One unless 1t tappearS that such emplOynen MT
Is to make up for time lost on some previous day
| OF the same week in consequence of the stopping
| ployed or dependent for employment.
Sect. 3-Whoeyer, either for himself or as SUI
perntendent, oyerseer or agent of another en-
| pioys, or has IN ms employment, any person In vi
olation of the provisions Of sec. l. and every par
ent or guardian who permits any minor to be so
than S25, nor more than $50 for each offence nee
certificate of the age OF minor, made by him and
py ms parent or guardian at the time Of his EN-
| poyment shall be conclusive evidence of his age
| In behalf OF the hrer, upon any prosecution for
s violation Of the provisions Of sec. l. Whoever
an intention to eyade the provisions of this act,
shall be subject to a fine of 500.
| sec Ill snail be lawful for any person, firm
| or corporation engaged in any manufacturing or
| mechamcal business 10 contract with adult or
| minor employees to give one weeks notice of
| intention on such employees part to quit such en-
ployment under penalty of forfeiture of one
| weeks wages. In such case the employer shall
| be required to give a like notice of Intention to
| dlscharge the empl0ye; and on failure shall pay
| TO such employe a sum equal to one weeks wag.
es NO such forfeiture shall be enforced when the
| sonabe cause Provided however the enforce
men ment oi tne penalty aforesaid shall not prevent
end eeitner party IRON recovering damages for
| breach OF the contract Of hire.
| ,bect. 5-No child under twelve years of age
snail De employed IN any manufacturing me-
Whoever either lfor himself, or as superintend-
ent oyerseer, or agent of another, employs or has
in his employment any child in violation of the
| provisions OF this section and every parent or
| guardian who permits any child to he so employ
ed shall be punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars Tor each
| offence.
Sect. 6.-No child under fifteen years of age
snall be employed In any manufacturing or me-
chanical business or establishment in this State
except during vacations of the public schools in
the city or town in which he resides unless during
the year next preceding the time of such employ
ment he has for at least sixteen weeks attended
some public or private school, eight sweeks of
which snail be continuous; nor SHAH such employ
ment continue unless such child in each and every
year attends some public or private school for at
least sixteen weeks and no child shall be so em-
ployed who does moi present certificate made
under or by the direction of the school committee.
superintendent of the public schools, or the
so attended school. And it shall be the duty of
such committee, superintendent or teacher, to
furnish such certificate in accordance with the
fact upon request and without charge. Provided,
that this section shall not take effect until Janu-
ary 1St, 1883.
Sect. Amy parent or guardian who procures a
child 10 be employed contrary to section six, and
any corporation, owner, superintendent or agent
of the owner, of such establishment violating the
provisions OF said section shall forfeit the sum Of
one hundred dollars, one-half to the use of the
county, and onehalf to the use of the city or town
| where the offence is committed. Money
cred 10 the use OF the city or town shall be added
school committees and superintendent of public
schools to inquire into violations of said section
and report the same to the county attorney who
Sec. S-Every owner, superintendent or over
seer OF any such manufacturing or mechanical es
tablishment shall require and keep on file a Ger
tfcate of the age and place of birth of every child
under sixteen years of age employed therein 81
long as such child Is so employed which certif
l cate shall also state in the case of child undel
fifteen years Of age the amount of his school at
tendance during the year next preceding sucl
employment. Said certificate shall be signed b,
member of the school committee of the placi
| where such attendance has been had or by SOM
one authorized by such committee and the form
of said certificate shall be furnished by the Stat
Superintendent of Schools and shall be approves
by the Attorney General. The deputy commits
| sioner of labor hereinafter named OF either of hi
. | assistants may demand the names of the childre
under sixteen years employed in such business O
| establishment in the several cities and towns {
the State and may require that the certificates
| age and school attendance prescribed in this SCI
| tion shall be produced for his inspection, and
failure TO produce the same shall be priDld fdci
evidence that the employment of such child is
/ legal
= = Sect. 9-The Governor by and with the a,
= vice and consent of the Council sha
u !, appoint deputy commissioner OF lab'
at salary of one thousand dollars
d year, who shall hold Office for two year
or until his successor Is appointed, unless soon
l. removed. II shall be the dutyof the deputy cor
l. missioner of labor to enquire into any violation
: of this act, and also to assist IL the collection
. statistics and other Information which may
e required, for the use Of the Bureau of IndustTi
}, and Labor Statistics. And said deputy commi
n soner shall, in addition TO his salary provided
ID law be allowed his reasonable expenses. Whe
10 ever the Governor of this state shall be- Statistic
that the deputy commissioner OF labor cam
perform all the duties Of bis said Office requir,
by this section in person, he SHALL with the a
vice and consent OF the Council appoint a sut1
lent number of assistant deputies TO assist him
" SO doing. Said assistants shall hold their ,
le | fee for the term of two years and a
n under the direction Of said deputy cor
- . missioner of labor, and shall receive Ii
Az sum of two dollars per day and reasonal
fIs nnf.t H., -. -.